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: ''This article is about the type of clothing. For the 1997 released Indian film, see [[Jeans (film)]].''
[[Image:Jeans.jpg|thumb|200px|Blue Jeans]]
'''Jeans''' are [[trousers]] traditionally made from [[denim]], but may also be made from a variety of fabrics including [[corduroy]]. Originally work [[clothes]], they became popular among [[teenager]]s starting in the [[1950s]]. Historic brands include [[Levi's]], [[Jordache]] and [[Wrangler Jeans|Wrangler]]. Today jeans are a very popular form of casual dress around the world and come in many styles and colors.
==History==
The earliest known pre-cursor for jeans is the [[India]]n export of a thick cotton cloth, in the 16th century, known as ''[[dungaree]]''. Dyed in [[indigo dye|indigo]], it was sold near the Dongarii Fort near [[Mumbai]]. Sailors cut it to suit them. [http://fecolumnists.expressindia.com/full_column.php?content_id=116540]
Jeans were first created in [[Genoa]], [[Italy]] when the city was an independent [[Republic of Genoa|republic]] and a naval power. The first were made for the Genoese Navy because it required all-purpose trousers for its sailors that could be worn wet or dry, and whose legs could easily be rolled up to wear while swabbing the deck. These jeans would be laundered by dragging them in large mesh nets behind the ship, and the sea water would bleach them white. The first denim came from [[Nîmes]], [[France]], hence ''de Nimes'', the name of the fabric. The French ''bleu de Gênes'', from the Italian ''blu di Genova'', literally the "blue of Genoa" dye of their fabric, is the root of the names for these trousers, "jeans" and "blue jeans", today.
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===Riveted jeans===
In the [[1850s]] [[Levi Strauss]], a [[Germany|German]] dry goods merchant living in [[San Francisco]], was selling blue jeans under the "Levi's" name to the mining communities of [[California]]. One of Strauss's customers was [[Jacob Davis]], a tailor who frequently purchased bolts of cloth from the Levi Strauss & Co [[wholesale]] house. After one of Davis's customers kept purchasing cloth to reinforce torn trousers, he had an idea to use [[copper]] [[rivet]]s to reinforce the points of strain, such as on the pocket corners and at the base of the button fly. Davis did not have the required money to purchase a [[patent]], so he wrote to Strauss suggesting that they both go into business together. After Strauss accepted Davis's offer, on [[May 20]], [[1873]], the two men received patent #139,121, a patent for an "Improvement in Fastening Pocket-Openings", from the [[United States Patent and Trademark Office]].
==Fits==
Fits of jeans are determined by current styles, gender, and by the manufacturer. Here are some of the fits produced for jeans:
Jeans for men usually have a longer rise and zipper, whereas women have a shorter rise and zipper, although exceptions do exist.
* [[Ankle jeans]]
* [[Loose jeans]]
* [[Straight jeans]]
* [[Boot cut]]
* [[Baggy]]
* [[Skinny jeans]]
* [[Phat pants]]
* [[Overalls]]
* [[Boy Cut]] or Boyfriend - women
* [[Bell-bottom|Bell Bottom]]/Flares
* [[Sagging (fashion)|Saggy]]
* [[Carpenter jeans]]
* [[Original jeans]]
* Classic
* [[Hip-huggers]]
* [[Wide leg jeans|Wide Leg]]
* [[Slinkies]]
Rises in jeans (the distance from the crotch to the waistband) range from high-waisted to superlow-rise.
==Types==
Besides trousers, denim can also be made into:
* [[Overalls]]
* [[Shorts]]
* [[culottes|Skort]]s
* [[skirt and dress|Dress]]es
* [[Denim skirt]]s
* [[Shirt]]s
* [[Jacket]]s
* [[Bag]]s
* [[capri pants|Capri]]s
* [[Cut offs]]
* [[Daisy Dukes]]
==Law==
On [[10 February]] [[1999]] the Italian Supreme Court of Appeal in [[Rome]] overturned a rape conviction, stating that jeans cannot be removed without the wearer's consent. Therefore, they ruled, the supposed victim must have been an active participant in the act. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/277263.stm]
==See also==
*[[Denim]]
*[[Designer jeans]]
*[[Jeans fetishism]]
*[[Lowrise jeans]]
==External links==
* [http://jeans.information.in.th/how_they_make_jeans.html How Jeans Are Made]
* [http://www.cgarments.com/jeans/ripped-jeans-guide.php How to Make Ripped Jeans]
* [http://www.theoriginof.com/jeans-never-out-of-fashion.html JEANS – NEVER OUT OF FASHION]
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